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Randy_M comments on Politics Discussion Thread January 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Khoth 03 January 2013 04:02:02PM 2 points [-]

The first characteristic, even if it doesn't fit the pregnancy-as-punishment theory terribly well, fits far worse with the abortion-as-murder theory.

Comment author: Randy_M 05 January 2013 12:22:20AM 2 points [-]

"don't think women who have abortions should go to jail" I'd be open to it personally (though I think prisons have a slew of their own problems) but it makes for lousy arguments if your goal is to slowly shift public opinion. rather than being scrupulously consistent.